Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mumpē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu.

Adjective

*mumpē

1. second
2. other

Descendants

All descendants other than Ume and Pite Sami changed initial m- to n-.

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: nubpie
  • Ume Sami: mübˈbie
  • Pite Sami: mubˈbe
  • Lule Sami: nubbe
  • Northern Sami: nubbi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: nubbe
  • Skolt Sami: nuʹbb
  • Akkala Sami: нумб (numb)
  • Kildin Sami: ныммьп (nymm’p)
  • Ter Sami: нуммьпь (nummʼpʼ) (Čalʼmny-Varre)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• G. M. Kert (1961) “numʼmʼpʼ”, in P. A. Ariste, V. Z. Panfilov, K. K. Kont, editors, Образцы саамской речи [Samples of the Sami speech], Ленинград: Издательство академии наук СССР, page 169